The sun sets on the British Empire.
Country | Date | Year of Independence | Notes |
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Afghanistan | 08-19 !19 August | 1919 | |
Antigua and Barbuda | 11-01 !1 November | 1981 | |
Australia | 01-26 !26 January | 1788 | |
Bahamas | 07-10 !10 July | 1973 | |
Bahrain | 12-16 !16 December | 1971 | 15th August, 1971 |
Barbados | 11-30 !30 November | 1966 | Barbados Independence Act 1966 |
Belize | 09-21 !21 September | 1981 | September Celebrations of Belize |
Botswana | 09-30 !30 September | 1966 | |
Brunei | 01-01 !1 January | 1984 | |
Cyprus | 10-01 !1 October | 1960 | 16 August 1960, but Cyprus Independence Day is commonly celebrated on 1 October.[1] |
Dominica | 11-03 !3 November | 1978 | |
Fiji | 10-10 !10 October | 1970 | |
The Gambia | 02-18 !18 February | 1965 | |
Ghana | 03-06 !6 March | 1957 | |
Grenada | 02-07 !7 February | 1974 | |
Guyana | 05-26 !26 May | 1966 | |
India | 08-15 !15 August | 1947 | |
Ireland | 04-24 !24 April (Easter Monday) | 1922 | Proclamation of the Irish Republic commencing the Easter Rising on 24 April 1916 |
Israel | 05-14 !14 May | 1948 | 5th of Iyar on the Hebrew calendar. Declaration of Independence |
Jamaica | 08-06 !6 August | 1962 | |
Jordan | 05-25 !25 May | 1946 | |
Kenya | 12-12 !12 December | 1963 | |
Kuwait | 06-26 !25 February | 1961 | |
Lesotho | 10-04 !4 October | 1966 | |
Malawi | 07-06 !6 July | 1964 | |
Malaysia | 08-31 !31 August | 1957 | Hari Merdeka |
Maldives | 07-26 !26 July | 1965 | |
Malta | 09-21 !21 September | 1964 | |
Mauritius | 03-12 !12 March | 1968 | |
Myanmar | 01-04 !4 January | 1948 | |
New Zealand | 04-18 !6 February | 1840 | Celebrated as Waitangi Day. Also see Independence of New Zealand |
Nigeria | 10-01 !1 October | 1960 | |
Pakistan | 08-14 !14 August | 1947 | Yaum e Azadi. Independence from the United Kingdom on 27 Ramadan ul Mubarik, 14 August 1947 |
Saint Lucia | 04-18 !22 February | 1979 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 09-19 !19 September | 1983 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 04-18 !27 October | 1979 | |
Seychelles | 06-29 !29 June | 1976 | |
Sierra Leone | 04-27 !27 April | 1961 | |
Solomon Islands | 07-07 !7 July | 1978 | |
South Africa | 12-11 !11 December | 1931 | 1931. Not a public holiday. Union of South Africa formed on 31 May 1910 and Republic of South Africa declared on 31 May 1961 |
Sri Lanka | 02-04 !4 February | 1948 | February 4, 1948, Sri Lanka had their independence. Nearly 150 years of UK ruling the countries they finally had independence. At the time the country's name was British ceylon. |
Sudan | 01-01 !1 January | 1956 | |
Swaziland | 09-06 !6 September | 1968 | |
Tanzania | 12-09 !9 December | 1961 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 08-31 !31 August | 1962 | |
Tuvalu | 04-18 !1 October | 1978 | |
Uganda | 04-18 !9 October | 1962 | |
United Arab Emirates | 12-02 !2 December | 1971 | National Day (United Arab Emirates) |
United States | 07-04 !4 July | 1776 | Fourth of July. Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1776 |
Vanuatu | 07-30 !30 July | 1980 | Independence from United Kingdom and France in 1980 |
Yemen | 11-30 !30 November | 1967 | South Yemen 1967 |
Zambia | 10-24 !24 October | 1964 | |
Zimbabwe | 04-18 !18 April | 1980 |